Italy Confirms Highest Daily Virus Death Toll Since Outbreak, 919 Fatalities Reported

Doctors treat COVID-19 patients in an intensive care unit at the third Covid 3 Hospital (Istituto clinico CasalPalocco) during the Coronavirus emergency in Rome, Italy, on March 26, 2020. Antonio Masiello/Getty Images

Italian health authorities on Friday reported the country’s largest 24-hour death toll since the start of the CCP virus pandemic, confirming that 919 people succumbed to the disease.

The country’s Civil Protection Agency had reported smaller daily figures earlier this week, prompting speculation among officials that Italy has “flattened the curb,” meaning that the rate of infections has slowed.